Posts by millie210

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have you been moved by something you have read.
by Sabin in
1. jw
2. experiences
i found this book by carmel reilly, it`s called dear god.

childrens letters to god from around the world.

i promise you that if you are having a bad day this book what ever your believes will lift your spirits.
millie210

Ucantnomers
when i saw Snow white i knew what i wanted to do in life
I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. - Mae West
For you -ucantknowme!
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Go on welfare!
by life is to short in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am going to make this short.

i ran into a older jw women who i have known my whole life.

she is pushing 80 and will never change.
millie210

One of the highly touted elders locally is receiving money for a fake disability and yes he is front and center at all quick builds
Until reading here I didnt know it was so wide spread.
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Sister attendants not able to give directions to a brother..Misogyny
by Theburstbubble in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at our recent rc i was advised by a sister who was an attendant that they have been advised not to be able to give brothers directions as this should be dealt with by the brothers.

apparently at the pre-convention attendants meeting, the sisters were asked to stay behind.

this was when they were given the news that the brothers should deal with brothers.
millie210

I didnt realize women could be attendants until someone posted pictures here of assemblies in England using women attendants.
Is this being done in other countries too?
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Greatest quote in this century by a Governing Body member!
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
not only does he say it would be arrogant of him to state only he and his group are the only channel of communication from god but goes on to admit others maybe as well.

what??.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv_pjpawuuk&feature=player_detailpage.
millie210

Thanks Crazy Guy!
My personal favorite quote is that whole "guardians of the doctrine" nonsense.
It sounded good though! Especially when I found out that it was Pope Francis that said it first last year in a speech.
(courtesy of a post by OrphanCrow on a thread here)
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Has this been discussed, the WT Letter about use of K.Halls ?
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
millie210

I believe this letter was posted earlier Phiz but Im glad to see you posted it.
Its always good to make sure newcomers see it and get informed!
So basically this is their way of getting rid of all the older Kingdom Halls built with love in small towns everywhere by local brothers who knew roofing, how to lay block etc.
Gone are the days of the half commercial/half residential looking K.H.s
Now the Halls are going to be located in either commercially zoned areas or areas the growth indicates will be shortly.
Then they can flip their generic new buildings for turn key operations such as Drs offices, coffee shops and so on.
With their free labor, buying power (basically they will function as their own bank) and their new game plan architecturally, they will secure their financial future.
The only drawback - and Im sure they have discussed this is people getting disillusioned by the obvious.
Religion is fading in devekoped countries so they are going to consider this loss a given anyhow and there are always more gullible people wanting to be "part of a movement" that will come along. So it really is a well calculated risk on their part. Very smart.
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Totally different subject: Their use in the letter of 2 Kings 10:15 is once again subtly defining the Jehu/Jonadab class they are so entranced with.
Honestly? They wear this scripture out.
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Are There Good People Out There?
by LaurenM in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
even though i'm no longer mentally a jw (i still technically am) i do recognize that there are some benefits to being raised one.

for example, the first (and only so far) wordly guy i was involved with had to smoke weed every day and got drunk all the time and that was his idea of fun.

i couldn't help but feel bad for him.
millie210

Theres a lot to be said for where you look.
The dating scene for some people is a bar.
For other people its volunteering or work or a sport they like.
A general rule of thumb is you will find people drawn to activities that indicate who they are.
Find something you like to do and see who else shares that interest!
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Something that's bugging me. Why didn't the ARC ask Jackson..
by defender of truth in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
..about child molesters being reappointed to positions of trust?

also, whether they would consider using 'worldly' expertise when assessing potential risk?.

why was spinks questioned as to whether the organisation should use professionals to assess whether a pedophile is fit to rejoin the jw community (or whether they are still a danger), let alone be reappointed.. and yet jackson, one of the policy makers in the org, was not even spoken to about pedophiles being judged as 'repentant' and even safe to be reappointed, by incompetent elders??.
millie210

Here is something I have wondered......
is there a chance that a deal was struck? That Jackson would appear before the RC and in return he would be given a list of the questions to be asked ahead of time?
I know this is a technique used in a lot of interviews.
If it was done this way, the RC might have felt this was still better than not having him appear at all.
I keep reminding myself that their (the RCs) end game is not the same as mine.
I would like to see the GB take a tumble. The RC wants to make the institutions it is looking at take measures to end policies that dont protect children.
Looking at it in that light, maybe it explains why certain questions were asked/not asked?
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Brother who works on JW Broadcasting gave a 20 minute talk, said something big is coming next month.
by wifibandit in
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2. beliefs
via /r/exjw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7vhu8l88k.
millie210

So if they had started broadcasting a week sooner or a week later, would it still have been Jehovahs hand?
Who had control over when they launched?
Well.......the answer would be......
THEM
thats who!
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PM to Geoffrey Jackson ( with cc-s): Read the NWT, especially Judges Chapter 4 vs. 1-20 or so
by kepler in
1. watchtower
2. bible
dear sir: .

regarding your recent testimony in australia on the nature of judges and elders in scriptures being male:.

read judges 4, and if you can hang on, chapter 5. it is with regard to a judge who succeeded ehud and performed similar services.
millie210

I really like your post kepler! It is so well constructed and a joy to read.
Angus Stewart could have picked up on Jacksons ruse and challenged him and yet he did not.
Why?
That bothers me...
not that he didnt challenge him but why didnt he?
Is Deborahs true role as judge debatable among scholars?
Would that be why Stewart "let it go"?
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If jw's obeyed all of the bible commandments what would they be like?
by purrpurr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the jw's cite abstaining from blood along with other cherry picked commandments.

but then ignore the others.

this is very hippocritical and if they are going to obey one commandment they should be obeying the rest.. just as a bit of fun then... what would jw's be like if they obeyed every rule in the bible?.
millie210

Since Jesus said the identifying mark of true Christianity would be love, I think they would have to change from the ground up.
Just the thought of all the changes needed would make the top of the GBs heads explode.